Thermal resistance technique for measuring the thermal conductivity of thin microporous membranes

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 3008-3016

  Garcia Payo M C ^a   Izquierdo Gil, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; FILTRATION; HEAT RESISTANCE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

AIR LAYER; COPPER PLATES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION (MD); THIN MEMBRANES;

MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 9144229649     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/21/011     Document Type: Article

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